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Podcast: The Brian D. O'Leary Show
Episode: The Lost Years of Larry Bird with Keith O'Brien
Description: Guest: Keith O'Brien, author of HEARTLAND: A Forgotten Place, an Impossible Dream, and The Miracle of Larry Bird by Keith O'Brien (Atria Books, March 3, 2026) https://amzn.to/47ghvEE
Podcast Release Date: March 7, 2026
Episode Length: 42 minutes
EPISODE DESCRIPTION:
Larry Bird is one of basketball's all-time greats, but there's a chapter of his story that's rarely told. Between 1974 and 1979, from his brief time at Indiana University through his magical season at Indiana State, Bird nearly walked away from basketball entirely.
In this episode, Brian O'Leary sits down with journalist and New...